 Are you credible? As a speaker or presenter, appearing credible to your audience is vital. Without credibility, you really have nothing. Here are a few handy hints to really build up your credibility and leave the audience in absolute no doubt you are THE expert in your field. Memorise Quotes. If you're using a famous or well know quote and your telling your audience that you live and die by this quote, it is your mantra then you better have it memorised. If you have to read it from a piece of paper, well clearly, it's not really your mantra. There goes your credibility. Use Statistics or Studies Using statistics and studies to support your opinions add credibility as a speaker. Quote the source of any statistics you use. Statistics or a study are a great tool to emphasise or support a point, but add in the source of that information and there are plenty of bonus credibility points to be had! Example. "A recent study by The John Hopkins University in California indicated that 77% of the adult population have some level of fear and anxiety when it comes to speaking in public" Don't Apologise If you forget a point you wanted to make, Let it go and move on. By you apologizing, all you are doing is highlighting your omission. Here's the thing, the audience don't know what they don't know. Every time you apologize you peel another layer from your credibility onion. To your success, Con Your Public Speaking and Communication Coach Would you like to receive my newsletter full of handy hints to help you become a better speaker and a better communicator? Click the button below and subscribe. Would you like to know more about my coaching and workshops? Click the button below. There are only 2 more workshops this year. Would you like to have a chat about how learning speaking and communication skills can help you? Book your FREE 15 minute discovery call now.
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2/8/2022 12:38:42 pm
“A recent study by The John Hopkins University in California indicated that 77% of the adult population have some level of fear and anxiety when it comes to speaking in public” is not a credible quotation. Johns Hopkins University is in Baltimore, Maryland – not California. And the 77% statistic is discussed in my October 12, 2020 blog post at Joyful Public Speaking titled Do 77% of Americans fear public speaking? No! That percentage describes stage fright in Swedes who also had social anxiety disorder.
Con Koutsikas
3/8/2022 08:37:21 am
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